§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 17 February,Official Report, column 927, what considerations underlie her decision not to collect centrally information on the number of hospital trusts which operate two standards of category for patients, one of which requires a payment by a patient; if she will consider holding this information in future; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleNo. We have no plans to collect centrally detailed information on income generation initiatives of this kind.